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Early voting underway for city and school district elections
Posted on 22 April 2019.
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Burnet County’s crisis intervention officers saving money, and potentially, lives
Posted on 17 April 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Two Burnet County crisis intervention officers saved the county about $55,000 in a year with jail diversions for people in mental health crises, thanks to a partnership with Bluebonnet Trails Community Services. (more…)
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PEC ballot set; James Oakley draws three challengers
Posted on 15 April 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Candidates for the Pedernales Elective Cooperative Board of Directors are set with the two incumbents drawing challengers. The PEC board approved the ballot for the 2019 election during its April meeting. The election is for districts 4 and 5 directors. (more…)
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LCRA’s Steps Forward Day tackles local cleanup projects
Posted on 03 April 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS As part of the fifth annual Steps Forward Day, Lower Colorado River Authority employees are spreading out across the Highland Lakes on Friday, April 5, to lend a hand. (more…)
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2900 bridge on schedule for May opening, possibly with new name
Posted on 25 March 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Construction is on pace for the new RM 2900 bridge in Kingsland to open in May, but it could have a new name. (more…)
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Small Business Administration closing local flood victim outreach offices
Posted on 20 March 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS U.S. Small Business Administration officials announced they are closing the Disaster Loan Outreach Offices in Burnet and Llano counties. (more…)
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TCEQ warns Cassie water customers about nitrate level; contaminant could harm infants
Posted on 15 March 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality notified Cassie Water System customers that the water exceeded the Maximum Contaminant Level for nitrate. (more…)
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LCRA: Lake Marble Falls should be refilled by March 21
Posted on 15 March 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Lower Colorado River Authority will begin refilling Lake Marble Falls on March 18, about 11 weeks after lowering of the lake began. (more…)
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Obstructions slow 2900 bridge progress; opening moves to May
Posted on 14 March 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Obstructions from the collapsed RM 2900 bridge have delayed construction on the new one and pushed the opening to May, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. (more…)
Posted in Featured Story - Home Slider, Flood October 2018, Government, Kingsland, News By Town, TxDOT0 Comments
Educating Burnet County residents on environmental laws big task for new deputy
Posted on 14 March 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Chris Cowan followed his GPS to a location where he needed to investigate an environmental crime. The device took him to the wrong spot, but that didn’t matter. (more…)
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Small Business Administration issues disaster declaration; low-interest loans available
Posted on 13 March 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Homeowners, renters, and business owners who suffered losses and damages due to the October 2018 flood now could be eligible for low-interest loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration. (more…)
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Burnet County suspends contract with Briggs VFD
Posted on 04 March 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Burnet County commissioners voted Feb. 26 to suspend its mutual aid contract with the Briggs Volunteer Fire Department. (more…)
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Old out, new in: Work on 2900 bridge continues in all weather
Posted on 04 March 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Freezing temperatures won’t affect progress being made on the RM 2900 bridge in Kingsland, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. (more…)
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Disposal of Granite Shoals flood debris pile to begin soon
Posted on 01 March 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS A 15,000-cubic-yard debris pile near Granite Shoals City Hall should begin disappearing next week. (more…)
Posted in Burnet County, Featured Story - Home Slider, Government, Granite Shoals, News By Town0 Comments
Lake LBJ refilled; LCRA addressing safety on the water
Posted on 27 February 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Lake LBJ reached its normal operating range Feb. 27 after being lowered about 4 feet since Jan. 9. (more…)
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Trump issues federal disaster declaration for Texas counties impacted by 2018 flooding
Posted on 26 February 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Good news for the 33 Texas counties hit hard by severe storms and flooding last fall as President Donald Trump on Feb. 25 issued a federal disaster declaration. (more…)
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LCRA creating ‘boat lane’ near RM 2900 bridge work site
Posted on 22 February 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Once Lake LBJ is refilled to a normal operating range, boaters up and down the Llano River arm of the lake should be able to pass construction and dive crews at the RM 2900 bridge in Kingsland. (more…)
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Elected officials sworn in for new city of Double Horn
Posted on 22 February 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Double Horn’s first elected officials took their oaths of office at the Burnet County Courthouse on Feb. 22. Burnet County commissioners certified the Feb. 12 Double Horn special election, which selected a mayor, marshal, and five aldermen. (more…)
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Open house for public input on RR 1431 improvements
Posted on 21 February 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS An open house March 5 in Lago Vista provides anyone who drives RR 1431 east of Smithwick an opportunity to view proposed improvements to the two-lane highway. (more…)
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Burnet County Sheriff’s Office trainee has nose for crime
Posted on 21 February 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Deputy Kyle Ciolfi said becoming a K9 officer is his second greatest achievement, right after earning his badge. (more…)
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Buckingham files brewery beer-to-go bill with tourism in mind
Posted on 20 February 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS State Sen. Dawn Buckingham opened a media conference at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 19 to announce an agreement between two groups that could allow brewers to sell beer to customers for off-premise consumption. (more…)
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Williams prefers Congressional action on border security over emergency declaration and wall
Posted on 20 February 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Congressman Roger Williams admitted he was “selfish” when it came to his “hesitancy” in supporting President Donald Trump’s recent national emergency declaration to build a wall on the southern border. (more…)
Posted in Featured Story - Home Slider, Government5 Comments
City and school elections in May are mostly uncontested
Posted on 19 February 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Voters in Burnet and Llano counties will have few decisions to make for municipal and school district races on the May 4 general election ballot. There are no contested races for any of the counties’ three public school districts. Of the eight total spots up for election in the three districts, all […]
Posted in Election Guide, Featured Story - Home Slider, Government1 Comment
New county environmental crimes officer swamped by cases
Posted on 15 February 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Just over four months into the job, Environmental Crimes Deputy Chris Cowan already is a victim of his own success. (more…)
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LCRA is ‘stepping up to the plate’ on Lake LBJ cleanup
Posted on 14 February 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS The most significant flood since the dams were built on the Colorado River hit the Highland Lakes in October 2018. In that month alone, inflows of 1.3 million acre-feet of water were measured in the Highland Lakes chain. Lake Travis, when full, holds just more than 1.1 million acre-feet of water. […]
Posted in Featured Story - Home Slider, Flood October 2018, Government, LCRA5 Comments
PEC opens nomination process for Board of Directors election
Posted on 11 February 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Pedernales Electric Cooperative is opening its nomination process for election to its Board of Directors. (more…)
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